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Saskatchewan ranks first in housing starts, second for GDP growth: Report
Saskatchewan leads the country in year-to-date growth for housing starts, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.The province saw a 49.8 per cent increase in housing starts in the fi...
Sep 21, 2025

Trump’s peace efforts falter as conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza escalate
A month after an Alaskan summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump still seems surprised that his gambit did not pay off with peace in Ukraine."He's let me down," Trump said th...
Sep 20, 2025
U of S leading international project to help evaluate maternal health of Indigenous women
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan is leading an international project aiming to create a new tool in order to evaluate the maternal health of Indigenous women in rural parts of Canada and ...
Sep 20, 2025
Finance Minister tries to sell Europe on Canadian energy, critical mineral exports
Canada's finance minister says the country could be a "supplier of choice" for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities. Following a meeting in Denmark with Europea...
Sep 20, 2025
Saskatchewan auditor to examine $187 million contract for firefighting planes
Saskatchewan's auditor says she is going to look into the purchase of pricey firefighting airplanes amid allegations that Premier Scott Moe's government vastly overpaid for them.Tara Clemett's office ...
Sep 20, 2025

Mustangs lose back-and-forth opener to rival Hawks
The Melfort Mustangs didn't start the 2025/26 campaign the way they had hoped, falling to the Nipawin Hawks by a score of 4-3.It was a back-and-forth affair as no team ever led by more than a goal."I ...
Sep 19, 2025

Porcupine Carragana ER closed for part of Saturday
A temporary closure for the emergency department in the Town of Porcupine Plain. The Porcupine Carragana Hospital ER is closed Saturday from 4 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Emergency services during that time ar...
Sep 19, 2025

Precautionary drinking water advisory in effect in Hudson Bay
The Town of Hudson Bay is under a precautionary drinking water advisory. The Water Security Agency posted the advisory on Friday due to elevated turbidity. Residents are advised to boil water for drin...
Sep 19, 2025

Head of Melfort RCMP discusses property crime, drugs, repeat offenders
While the Melfort RCMP are out of their so-called 'busy season' of summer, that doesn't mean things have slowed down a lot. northeastNOW caught up with S/Sgt. Ryan Case to talk about topics like prope...
Sep 19, 2025

Mustangs begin season at home against rival Hawks
The 2025/26 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season has arrived, as all 12 teams are in action tonight for their season openers.In the case of the two-time defending SJHL Champions, the Melfort Musta...
Sep 19, 2025